ANH Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation

 

A special meeting of stockholders of Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (“Anworth”) was held on March 17, 2021 solely by means of a virtual meeting conducted live over the Internet (the “Anworth Special Meeting”) to vote on the proposals set forth in the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus dated February 9, 2021 (the “Joint Proxy Statement”), which was first mailed to Anworth’s stockholders on or about February 12, 2021.  Out of a total of 99,303,982 outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Anworth (“Common Stock”), entitled to vote at the Anworth Special Meeting as of the close of business on February 4, 2021, a total of 52,219,617 shares of Common Stock were represented in person virtually or by proxy at the Anworth Special Meeting, which constituted a quorum.  A summary of the voting results of the Anworth Special Meeting is set forth below.

 

 

Consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of certain customary closing conditions, all as set forth in the Merger Agreement and discussed in detail in the Joint Proxy Statement, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 9, 2021 and is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.  The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which is attached as Annex A to the Joint Proxy Statement.  Assuming the satisfaction of the closing conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Anworth expects the closing of the Merger to occur on or about March 19, 2021.